Exchange of up to 75,000 Acre-Feet of Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Central Valley Project Water Supplies with State Water Project Water Supplies
Summary
SCH Number
2026081190
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Exchange of up to 75,000 Acre-Feet of Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Central Valley Project Water Supplies with State Water Project Water Supplies
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/31/2026
Document Description
[PROJECT TITLE CONTINUED]: (SWP #26024)
Agreement SWP #26024 provides for an exchange of up to 75,000 acre-feet of Santa Clara Valley Water District’s (Santa Clara’s) Central Valley Project (CVP) water supplies with State Water Project (SWP) water supplies. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will deliver up to 75,000 acre-feet of SWP water supplies from Banks Pumping Plant to Santa Clara’s turnout(s) in Reach 9 of the South Bay Aqueduct. In exchange, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) will make an equal amount of Santa Clara’s CVP water available to DWR at O’Neill Forebay. DWR will deliver the CVP water to SWP service areas south of O’Neill Forebay. This exchange is covered under the 2026-2027 Consolidated Place of Use Order, approved by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on July 22, 2026. The SWRCB’s approval is effective July 22, 2026, through July 21, 2027.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Cindy Kao
Agency Name
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Job Title
Imported Water Unit Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Rain L. Emerson
Agency Name
Bureau of Reclamation
Job Title
Acting Area Manager
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sunnyvale
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Countywide, Northern California
Other Location Info
From Banks Pumping Plant to Santa Clara Valley Water District’s turnout(s) in Reach 9 of the State Water Project’s South Bay Aqueduct and O’Neill Forebay.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is a water management operation using only existing facilities. The project will not support new development or a change in land use. The project does not establish a new permanent source of water supply.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Water Code Section 1729
Reasons for Exemption
California Water Code, § 1729, exempts temporary changes in place of use from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. (see also Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15282, subd. (u).)
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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